Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Down on its Home Business

Its acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home shows it believes the housing market will come back. It’s just not saying when. Under legendary leader Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway invested modestly in the home and home furnishings industry so industry observers wondered if his successor Greg Abel would continue along the same path. Last month he did.  […]

Boxable Latest to Push for Manufactured Housing

Long an element of new home construction, this start-up says its technology-based manufacturing is different from previous systems. If manufactured housing has long been the Holy Grail – or perhaps white whale – of the construction industry it remains a relatively small factor in the building business. But Boxable says it is out to change […]